secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AUTONATION, INC. (AN)
CIK:        0000350698
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-10-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000350698-22-000129
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AutoNation reports record Q3 EPS $6.31, up 23% YoY; authorizes $1B buyback, acquires 4 dealerships
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- GAAP EPS of $6.31 (record Q3), adjusted EPS of $6.00, up 23% and 17% YoY respectively.
- Revenue $6.7B (+4%), operating income $523M (+4%), After-Sales gross profit $479M (+13%).
- Repurchased 3.8M shares for $428M in Q3; board authorized additional $1B share repurchase.
- Agreed to acquire 4 dealerships (9 franchises) from Moreland Auto Group with ~$320M annual revenue.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000035069822000129/0000350698-22-000129-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000035069822000129/an-20221027.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000350698-22-000129

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